US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Trump agrees to speak to Iran’s interim leadership: Report
President Trump agreed to talks with Iran’s new leadership after U.S.-Israeli strikes killed 48 leaders, signaling a potential diplomatic opening amid ongoing military operations.
- On March 1, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to speak with Iran's new leadership, adding `They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them` in a phone interview with The Atlantic from his Florida residence.
- Following coordinated strikes, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion in a decapitation campaign after months of escalating tensions.
- Asked about timing, Trump said `Most of those people are gone` and told Fox News the strikes killed at least 48 Iranian leaders.
- Iran vowed retaliation as Ali Larijani warned the strikes set the nation ablaze, while the U.S. Army announced three US service members killed and five seriously wounded.
- Iran has named an interim leadership council led by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to serve until a new supreme leader is chosen, while Oman and Indonesia offered mediation as Iran signals openness to serious efforts to stop escalation.
Insights by Ground AI
155 Articles
155 Articles
US President Donald Trump told The Atlantic that Iran's new leadership had asked him to resume negotiations.
·Riga, Latvia
Read Full Article
castanet.netReposted by 
Bowen Island Undercurrent
Bowen Island UndercurrentUS, Israel pound targets in Iran as Trump signals openness to talk to new leadership
UPDATE: 1:15 p.m. The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country's ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign that followed the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. More than 200 people h...
·Kelowna, Canada
Read Full Article
Iran's ‘new leadership' signals openness to talks as US strikes continue, White House says
A senior White House official says Iran's potential new leadership is open to talks after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Trump says military operations continue.
·India
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources155
Leaning Left29Leaning Right16Center48Last UpdatedBias Distribution52% Center
Bias Distribution
- 52% of the sources are Center
52% Center
L 31%
C 52%
R 17%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
